The Penguins welcomed back Evgeni Malkin to the lineup after a four game suspension, but it was their top line who continued their dominant run and made the biggest impact in a Saturday afternoon 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
After coasting and trying to find their legs over about the first ten minutes of the game with the early 12:30pm start, Pittsburgh got the game’s first goal. Brock McGinn stole the puck from a fumbling Jake Wallman and then the rest of the Red Wings just kinda stood around and watched as Teddy Blueger made a really nice pass to Chad Ruhwedel, who had cut in from his defense position.